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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
2
Mrs. Sophia Demuth, famed for her crusade against indolent men, argues laziness is a disease treatable only by external measures. She proposes compulsory labor in settings like a stone yard, claiming the cure would cut charity drains and provide meals for families, while critics doubt the logic and practicality.
Reflections on the enduring link between liberty and happiness in republics. The Century Magazine notes that while nations pursue liberty through constitutions, free government alone cannot ensure happiness or shield states from corruption. True self-government begins after freedom is won.
A historical newspaper snippet argues that in a republic like ours some misinterpret freedom as license, turning free speech into a cover for murder. The quotation emphasizes dangers of unbridled rights and urges caution in public discourse.
The Missouri State building at the 1903 World’s Fair will be permanent and made from local materials. The St Louis Globe Democrat extols Missouri’s riches, noting iron, silver, copper, barytes, glass sands, timber, and diverse minerals. It also cites agricultural prowess with leading wheat and hay yields, dairy and wool prize wins, and large timber output.
Alton police tell nightly jail inmates of a city war on tramp life. The Sentinel-Democrat notes the policy of detaining unemployed beggars for thirty days and those appearing healthy for sixty days, aiming to deter vagrancy and steer weary wanderers away from the city.
A Whiteside county man won a damages verdict after a run away accident where a corn shredder in the road was a factor. The piece warns farmers and townsfolk to keep machinery off roadways to avoid injuries and suits, noting many Troy streets show carelessness and forewarning is prudent.
Curiaco reports an unusual sequence as a divorced couple hold two funerals and interments for a single young girl after a coroner's agreement. The father buried the body first, the mother later exhumed and reburied it, highlighting tensions over arrangements amid ongoing electric line complaints in Collinsville.
A report notes Andrew Carnegie's gifts in 1901 totaling about 40 million dollars and jokes he might run a country newspaper to spend loose change. It mentions a circular by Alfred Bayliss urging study of McKinley's life, and quips about towns growing from citizen enterprise versus mere luck. It also notes iridium valued at 60 dollars an ounce and jokes about accepting subscriptions in iridium if gold or silver become burdensome.
General W H Powell will be succeeded by Senator J A Willoughby in the East St. Louis internal revenue office.
A fragmentary note argues the government persists in tracking people after storms to ascertain their movements and whereabouts, reflecting concern over surveillance and authority. The text emphasizes ongoing government interest rather than immediate action.
The Mulberry Grove smallpox flare prompts public concern while Walshville seeks a coal mine. Carbondale clashes emerge over temperance law with liquor dealers. Lincoln post office robbed with 225 dollars in stamps seized. East St Louis stockyards record 1901 peak business. Prospects for an all electric link between Decatur and Pana with several towns connected. Clinton Bromley sues Fraternal Army of America for 10000 dollars over initiation injury. Henry Damme inherits 100000 dollars after a Detroit-based nephew’s death, including real estate and stocks. Flora waterworks blast uncovers 172 snakes. Ben Brown of Richview, 110, touted as state’s oldest resident. Local merchants buy Greenville electric plant for 25000 dollars, bonds 10000. Keller and Canfield delay marriage, Keller gifts 1000 dollars. Noah Webster land sale shows eighty acres at 87.50 per acre, Webster heirs’ Vermilion County holdings traced to 1836 patent.
The item notes Joseph A. Giles starting a monthly labor publication at Altona, Mayor Carter Harrison possibly joining The Commoner with W. J. Bryan, Rev. M. L. Wagner launching The Young Lutheran at Vandalia, George R. Graybill retiring from the Shelbyville Democrat to be succeeded by Isaac S. Storms, William W. Watts elected to Nashville Board of Education, John McKeon leaving Sentinel Democrat Alton to start a job printing shop, Highland Journal in Madison County reaching ninth volume, C. W. Bliss updating Hillsboro News typography, and a promotion offering three farm papers with Tur Catt for 25 cents.
Mt. Vernon Register notes that printed thanks in papers are out of taste yet editors observe the practice persists. The writer argues that gratitude should be given in person, not through a newspaper card, deeming such notices inappropriate despite their continued use.
A reflective exhortation argues for supporting local home merchants as neighbors and friends. It questions whether city merchants or catalogue houses contribute to church, society, or schools, noting their only interest is to profit from customers, especially in sickness or adversity.
The Sparta Argonaut notes that widespread bargain advertising has attracted customers from ten miles around. Shoppers save railroad fare by traveling to Sparta, where merchants use printed notices to lure trade and boost the town’s commerce.
In inclement weather a receiving vault is needed at South Hill cemetery to safely hold remains until they can be moved to their final resting place. The proposal notes health risks to attendants and undesirable interment conditions, urging city council to provide the vault.
The post office should serve the people at minimal cost and improve service when receipts match expenditures. The greatest abuse lies in high mail contracts with railroads and pricey mail car rentals, with payments far above express hauling costs. A remedy note promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism and similar pains.
An old idea of drastic purgatives is replaced by Dr Kings New Life Pills that gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system, and cure constipation and headaches. Available for 25 cents at Kingston's drug store. Subscribe now for a value offer.
An old advertisement-like notice urges Kingston's drugstore to treat a child named Manny with White's Cream Vermifuge for worm symptoms. It claims quick relief and restored health, noting a price of 2s with earnest language.
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